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VIETNAM PEOPLE'S NAVY (VIETNAM)

COASTAL FORCES

Bremse patrol boats (1971-1972/1978)

Names

2 units

Builders

Yachtwerft, Berlin, East Germany: 2 units

Commissioned

1971-1972 // 1978: 2 units

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

early 1990s: 2 units

 

Displacement standard, t

34

Displacement full, t

38

Length, m

23.1

Breadth, m

4.70

Draught, m

1.48

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 6VD18/15 diesels

Power, h. p.

490

Max speed, kts

17

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

 

Armament

small arms

Sensors

TSR-222 radar

Complement

6

Project history: Small patrol boats of project 1589 for GDR Board Guard. Two units were transferred to Vietnam.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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